Megatest

             (file-age (- (current-seconds)(file-modification-time fullname))))
        (if (or (and (string-match "^.*.log" file)
                     (> (file-size fullname) 200000))
                (and (string-match "^server-.*.log" file)
                     (> (- (current-seconds) (file-modification-time fullname))
                        (* 8 60 60))))
            (let ((gzfile (conc fullname ".gz")))
              (if (common:file-exists? gzfile)
                  (begin
                    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "removing " gzfile)
                    (delete-file gzfile)))
              (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "compressing " file)
              (system (conc "gzip " fullname)))
            (if (> file-age (* (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "log-expire-days") "30")) 24 3600))
                (handle-exceptions

                (dbstruct (db:setup #t)))
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*
			 "WARNING: Version mismatch!\n"
			 "   expected: " (common:version-signature) "\n"
			 "   got:      " (common:get-last-run-version))
            (cond
             ((get-environment-variable "MT_SKIP_DB_MIGRATE") #t)
             ((and (common:file-exists? mtconf) (common:file-exists? dbfile) (not read-only)
                   (eq? (current-user-id)(file-owner mtconf))) ;; safe to run -cleanup-db
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   I see you are the owner of megatest.config, attempting to cleanup and reset to new version")
              (handle-exceptions
               exn
               (begin
                 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to switch versions.")
                 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
                 (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
                 (exit 1))
               (common:cleanup-db dbstruct)))
             ((not (common:file-exists? mtconf))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   megatest.config does not exist in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             ((not (common:file-exists? dbfile))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   megatest.db does not exist in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             ((not (eq? (current-user-id)(file-owner mtconf)))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   You do not own megatest.db in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             (read-only
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   You have read-only access to this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")

;; if lock is older than expire-time then remove it and try again
;; to get the lock
;;
(define (common:simple-file-lock fname #!key (expire-time 300))
  (handle-exceptions
      exn
      #f ;; don't really care what went wrong right now. NOTE: I have not seen this one actually fail.
    (if (common:file-exists? fname)
	(if (> (- (current-seconds)(file-modification-time fname)) expire-time)
	    (begin
	      (delete-file* fname)
	      (common:simple-file-lock fname expire-time: expire-time))
	    #f)
	(let ((key-string (conc (get-host-name) "-" (current-process-id))))
	  (with-output-to-file fname
	    (lambda ()
	      (print key-string)))
	  (thread-sleep! 0.25)
	  (if (common:file-exists? fname)
	      (with-input-from-file fname
		(lambda ()
		  (equal? key-string (read-line))))
	      #f)))))

(define (common:simple-file-lock-and-wait fname #!key (expire-time 300))
  (let ((end-time (+ expire-time (current-seconds))))

(define (common:which cmds)
  (if (null? cmds)
      #f
      (let loop ((hed (car cmds))
		 (tal (cdr cmds)))
	(let ((res (with-input-from-pipe (conc "which " hed) read-line)))
	  (if (and (string? res)
		   (common:file-exists? res))
	      res
	      (if (null? tal)
		  #f
		  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))))))
  
(define (common:get-install-area)
  (let ((exe-path (car (argv))))
    (if (common:file-exists? exe-path)
	(handle-exceptions
	 exn
	 #f
	 (pathname-directory
	  (pathname-directory 
	   (pathname-directory exe-path))))
	#f)))

				   (thread-sleep! delay-time)
				   (common:get-homehost trynum: (- trynum 1)))
				 (begin
				   (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
				   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: Failed to read .homehost file after trying five times. Giving up and exiting, message: "  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
				   (exit 1)))
			   (let ((hhf (conc *toppath* "/.homehost")))
			     (if (common:file-exists? hhf)
				 (with-input-from-file hhf read-line)
				 (if (file-write-access? *toppath*)
				     (begin
				       (with-output-to-file hhf
					 (lambda ()
					   (print bestadrs)))
				       (begin

;; first read ~/views.config if it exists, then read $MTRAH/views.config if it exists
;;
(define (common:load-views-config)
  (let* ((view-cfgdat    (make-hash-table))
	 (home-cfgfile   (conc (get-environment-variable "HOME") "/.mtviews.config"))
	 (mthome-cfgfile (conc *toppath* "/.mtviews.config")))
    (if (common:file-exists? mthome-cfgfile)
	(read-config mthome-cfgfile view-cfgdat #t))
    ;; we load the home dir file AFTER the MTRAH file so the user can clobber settings when running the dashboard in read-only areas
    (if (common:file-exists? home-cfgfile)
	(read-config home-cfgfile view-cfgdat #t))
    view-cfgdat))

;;======================================================================
;; Manage pkts, used in servers, tests and likely other contexts so put
;; in common
;;======================================================================